As You Mic It
As You Mic It
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AS YOU MIC IT explores the gorgeous anthology of Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Each 15–40 minute episode delves into the topics of themes, characters, productions and historical contexts. AS YOU MIC IT offers engaging discussions, insightful interviews with directors and actors, and a playful examination of the art of storytelling. Whether a seasoned Shakespeare aficionado or a curious newcomer, there’s something for everyone in this captivating journey through the world of theater.
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The podcast delves into themes such as fate versus free will, historical contexts of productions, character analyses, and the art of storytelling with episode topics including the compelling question of destinies explored in the second episode and an introduction to the festival's summer lineup in the premiere episode.
AS YOU MIC IT explores the gorgeous anthology of Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Each episode unpacks the topics of themes, characters, productions and historical contexts. AS YOU MIC IT offers engaging discussions, insightful interviews with authors, directors and actors, and a playful examination of the art of storytelling. Whether a seasoned Shakespeare aficionado or a curious newcomer, there’s something for everyone in this captivating journey through the world of theater.
PA Shakespeare Festival continues its second season of As You Mic It with a conversation about exile, belonging, and why stories of banishment continue to resonate across time.
In this episode, hosts Jason King Jones, Kim Carson, and Connie Behringer open with a roundtable exploring characters who find themselves cast out, displaced, or searching for a place to belong. From Coriolanus to As You Like It, and The Piano Lesson to Romeo and Juliet, they consider how exile reveals identity, tests loyalty, and invites the possibility of transformation, and why these stories continue to speak to contemporary audiences.
Later in the episode, Jason sits down with Guy Roberts, Founder and Artistic Director of the Prague Shakespeare Company, to discuss building an English-language classical theatre abroad, repertory theatre, and what it means to create Shakespeare for a global audience.
In A Peek Behind the Curtain, the team reflects on the rhythms of a summer festival, examining how it differs from a traditional theatre season, and how that unique structure shapes the work, the artists, and the experience for audiences.
Hosted by: Jason King Jones, Kim Carson, Connie Behringer
Featuring: Guy Roberts
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